http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aFormal+letters+tag%3aGrammar+tag%3aDatesSearch results for 'tag:Formal letters tag:Grammar tag:Dates' matching tags 'Formal letters', 'Grammar', and 'Dates'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ShowIncorrect/4/zdcqv/Post.htm#433198Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:42:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:433198tanit Yoong Liat wrote Hi TanitIn Singapore students are taught to use whom For example The man whom you spoke to this morning is my father Using who would be considered wrong In an exam it is advisable to use whom Singaporeans are using British English The above is related to the grammar section of the English Language Paper As for the essays I do not know how the examiners will mark usage relating to who and whom However I believe it is safer for our students to opt for formal usage Hi Yoong Liat In Italy students are taught to use whom as well especially in schools where hardly any native speaker teaches English or French or any foreign language I am sure you ve got good reasons to say I believe it is safer for our students to opt for formal usage I only wanted to point out that there are other exams international examinations not Italian ones where students are required to master both formal and informal structures What s more candidates would lose marks if they mixed up formal with informal language or if they chose the wrong register for instance by writing a formal letter to a close friend Best http://www.englishforums.com/English/WriteEmailRequestNotebook/djnjh/post.htmWed, 29 Nov 2006 05:15:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:298697hampehhi all can somebody here give good example about formal letter the title is Request for a new notebook i ll try to draft it need your help to check it in term of grammar wording and etc2 Subject Request for a new notebook Dear Michelle The matter above is referred I start join this company last year on November 2005 Since that date I m using IBM R40 which has a lot of problem like a blue screen and battery cannot stay for longer period only about 5 minutes In October last month the notebook totally corrupted motherboard problem and cannot be used anymore I already report to helpdesk but they cannot do anything because the notebook is out of warranty For your information I already sent the same request before this notebook totally corrupted Unfortunately no action has been taken to rectify this problem Your attention is highly appreciated I am looking forward to hear form you Regards Requestor hmm is it ok http://www.englishforums.com/English/BlickInvitationLetter/dvrnb/post.htmThu, 21 Sep 2006 14:51:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:270437harusariHello I am Korean and I live now in Seoul In recently I write an English letter on behalf of my aquaintance who is musician and have a concert in his own house in Seoul He has invited pretty many foreign performers to his house and had concerts since 2002 On January next year a performer who lives in Germany will be coming to Seoul to have a concert She wants to have a invitation letter for sponsorship in Germany I have not written that kind of formal letter before Please just a moment to have a blick on my writing I think I have several mistakes of grammar and many things I cannot figure it out by myself Please help me lt The th House Concert gt Date the 1 on Janary 2007 at 20 00 Place Seoul Supervised by composer Mr Park Words for invitation Mr Park requests the pleasure of Ms Lei as a performer to the th House Concert in South Korea on 1 January 2007 at 20 00 in Seoul The House Concert is held twice a month since July 2002 In the House Concert people have an opportunity to experience of hearing various genres such as western classical contemporary experimental music Korean music popular music independent film and different kinds of performance The concert hall in which music is playing is a private house of Mr Park In such an intimate space performers and audience could be musicking close to each other which is very uncommon way of having a concert in South Korea The concert on which Lei will be playing is a kind of special concert which takes place once or twice in a year On that concert many people would be able to take part in the concert free of charge and listen to contemporary music which is not heard easily in South Korea Park http://www.englishforums.com/English/FirstHamasRunningCandidates-Parliament/2/ddckg/Post.htm#266056Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:43:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:266056aperisic Kooyeen wrote I was told to use the present or past perfect in those situations but I often find the present continuous even in newspapers Kim O Donnel This is the first time I m hearing a negative report He is surprised And he says that hearing reports is happening frequently in his profession So when can I use the present continuous Sorry I am not trying to be rude here but you probably still cannot because you do not feel even when others use it why they use it this is the second post I m writing in this thread You can if one some or all these conditions are met and you want to stress it or them it is not a formal letter or post you are excited or you hate or have some other strong feeling about writing posts surprised maybe this is not going to be your last post written you expect something after you finish writing you want to tell us more later about the post you are writing you want to make difference between writing it and finishing it you want to say that you are just about the beginning of the post Do not be confused Nobody said about the grammar Please use the present perfect always This is just the explanation why people or journalists use it to express excitement joy If you feel sometimes that way you can use the present continuous But not before you feel this intention when you read it Grammatically the rule says the present perfect but when you sell the news who cares about the grammar It is an effect that is important far more And that is why the present continuous is used It is an exception that is permissible within a style You ll find many of these in many forms Don t let them confuse you If you do not feel that the present continuous should be there do not use it but now you understand better I hope what it means when you read it People who are born with English as their mother tongue are not only the users but also the owners of the language They all are above the grammar If sufficiently many of them feel that something is not appropriate or that something is better or useful the grammar will change http://www.englishforums.com/English/UrgentLetterEmployerGrammarCheck/chhlj/post.htm#203652Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:25:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:203652demetriusDear Tim Garland amp Wendy Luc Thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss the position of Web Programmer with you Our meeting helped me to better understand your company s goals and reaffirmed my belief that this is the organization I would like to work for Although I m ranked second you have indicated that I am second choice among the three candidates I would like you to reconsider about my application as I believe I have a lot to offer not only again to be the right person you would like to hire and at the same time giving me a chance to work as a long term employee not just to benefit the development team but also the company I made some mistakes by showing too much of may perhaps have over emphasized Front End Materials Front End Application skills in the interview as but I ve the I also have extensive experience in Back End Programming Knowledge too which I didn t showmay might not have been apparent With all that I could clearly see that you doubt if I were the right candidate your organization is looking for To reaffirm your confidenceIn In order to reassure you I come came from a wide programming background and from during my time at collegea Programming College APIIT I designed and I ve done a successful prototype E Commerce system for my Final Year Project using ASP VB Script SQL and DBMS The project was a success but not only that I ve I have also integrated multimedia elements with Back End Programming Languages programming languages and a properly designed web presentation layer layout to make it as a whole package of an produce a complete E Commerce System I can show you this project if you decideThe project is available to be shown if you would like to invite me for a 2nd interview As I amI m a fast and a self learner I believe that it would be a straightforward matter for me to become quickly acquainted with any particular programming language that my work may require would say I could easily pick up any Programming Languages and learn them in a fast pace 2 3 weeks will be needed for my refresh by that time the hiring processes signing offer letter medical report HR processing etc will take longer than that so I ve retrained myself to accomplish your work and am capable to handle the job as per your requirements and lead Your Company to success I I don t fully understand the preceding section what is a refresh but I feel it is unnecessary in any case I m a hardworking someone with a sense of humor a competent young man have the ability to product a self learner and easily mix around with new people I would say its better to think for a long term employee instead of a short term Don t you want to hire somebody like this Remove ALL of the previous section NEVER ask informal questions in a formal letter I am hardworking friendly conscientious self motivated and a good mixer These are all qualities that I believe will contribute to making me a valuable long term employee From my perspective may I say how impressed I was at my interview with the enthusiasm of both yourselves and your staff It has made me very keen to become a part of your continuing success As I ve seen in the interview I would like to say I love the group of people and have the enthusiasm to work with them Since I m eagerly looking for a job because I have to pay up my mortgage it would be appreciate if you guys to help me up and reconsider my application I don t mind to start with a lower salary that you ve decided to pay for the first candidate NO NO NO NEVER sound as though you are desperate and NEVER mention personal difficulties I hope to hear from you soon and would be pleased to meet with you again for another interview Sincerely Vincenthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/FormalLetterUniversity/jppr/post.htm#48807Sun, 03 Oct 2004 17:10:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:48807anon1Hi Greg When I am doing something official I tend to be formal even if using e mail My standard protocol is to write the letter as though I were going to mail it I use MS Word to write my letter I then copy the contents on my letter into my e mail I also include my letter as an attachment Some people think the formatting is important But most people hate having to open an attachment just to read your e mail So I do something like this My name and address Date Their name and address Dear Sir Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Sincerely yours MountainHiker Enclosure blah doc a copy of this letter in the e mail Now if the person wants to open it up and print it out she can Most probably never even bother with the attachment But I do treat the e mail as though it were a letter To me it shows respect for the other person Of course with friends and family they just get a short e mail without all the niceties If you use the word Matura be sure to define it early in your letter Those outside of Poland might not immediately understand Matura though they will figure it out after looking at your letter In April I will be taking Poland s comprehensive final exam for high school students known as the Matura Exam that covers the following subjects 1 Polish Language 2 English Language 3 History 4 Social Sciences Again I don t recall if your Matura breaks out the results for individual courses I think most universities want to know where your strengths and weaknesses are For example if you were applying to Engineering School they would not care about how well you did in history but would be very keen on your math physics and chemistry courses I hope this helps Regarding program versus programme I encourage you to ask that question in our Grammar section You ll find it above our writing section Good luck MountainHiker http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseHelpMe/jlcn/post.htmSun, 26 Sep 2004 17:19:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:47443guesti m writing to you all the way from far israel and that s why my english and grammar are not so good and i m very young too so i know that a lot of people needed the same thing like me but mine is a little different i have to write a formal letter to school just a letter without any envelope just my address my techer s address and the rest of the letter how am i supposed to do that should i put the date where should i put it i need the most simple letter form please please please help me thanks babes